Brooks Koepka's round-closing birdie catapulted him into a one-stroke lead over Justin Thomas and Rory McIlroy at the TOUR Championship in Atlanta's East Lake Golf Club on Friday.
Koepka played smart and steady golf throughout the second round and caught fire near the end of the front nine, nailing three straight birdies from the sixth through eighth holes.
A great sand save on the sixth led to an easy two-foot birdie putt. After a birdie on No. 7, Koepka unleashed an excellent approach shot to set up the birdie:
PGA TOURThree-straight birdies.